Yesterday, I raised two urgent issues with Mark Rutte. The first is the number of unmanned ground vehicles. The second is long-range artillery ammunition. Right now, there is not enough of either. We need both urgently.
The funding being allocated for this is not enough. The quantities Europe is producing are not enough. What the Ukrainian army is receiving is not enough. But we can increase all of this. The capacity is there.
From a speech at the 35th UDCG meeting. (2/3)
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We all see that Putin is now relying on one last thing: constant missile attacks. He has ballistic missiles. So we need anti-ballistic capabilities.
We’ve done a lot to defend against drones, and our interception rate is above 90 percent. That is a serious achievement. We are also defending against cruise missiles. But Russian ballistic missiles remain a problem, and we need an answer to that problem.
Our anti-ballistic coalition – all the countries that are part of it – must demonstrate full capability and deliver real results – better this year.
By this winter, we should already see concrete outcomes from our joint work on anti-ballistic defense.
From a speech at the 35th UDCG meeting. (1/3)